Sherman's Forgotten General: Henry W. Slocum (Shades of Blue and Gray Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (958 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826217397 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Interesting Book" according to Sharon Murray. Since few books have been written about Henry Warner Slocum this edition is a good start. It is evident there are not many primary sources or extant information to draw on when writing about this general because the book glosses over details of his life, I assume because there was no inform. Quick Read Slocum is much maligned in history books. This is an accurate and balanced view of his accomplishments. It is well written for a quick read, and dives into inteserting subjects of his interaction with each of his superiors and how that framed his actions. I thoroughly enjoyed the book.. Dean Moss McCracken said Serman's Forgotten General. A nice insight into the world of an oft critcized Union general. The author showed how he mirrored his superiors' throughout his military carrier. His finest leadership came under W.T. Sherman. Nice work.
Melton is Assistant Professor of History at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.. Brian C
He saw action at Bull Run, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, and by the end of the war he had taken command of the Army of Georgia, yet historians have largely overlooked this key commander. Brian Melton has written the first scholarly account of this important general—the first full-length biography in nearly a century—who as one of Sherman’s most trusted commanders exercised significant influence during the Civil War. Slocum became Sherman’s “left arm” and adapted so thoroughly to his style of generalship that he anticipated the general’s intentions on two important occasions, and Melton contends that Slocum was a much more important contributor to the success of Sherman’s later campaigns than has been acknowledged, becoming at times more aggressive and driving than Sherman himself. Melton ultimately considers Slocum’s fate as one of the forgotten generals of the Civil War—brought on largely by his joining the Democratic Party in 1865—and demonstrates why previous simplistic depictions of Sl
About the AuthorBrian C. Melton is Assistant Professor of History at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.